A Berthoud gun shop owner who was charged with multiple counts of supplying a firearm to a felon and other charges pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Denver to illegal possession of sawed-off shotguns on Thursday. Edward Borra, owner of Ed’s Firearms in Berthoud, was indicted for knowingly selling and disposing of firearms and ammunition to convicted felons in August. He faces up to 10 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $250,000.

A general assignment reporter for The Denver Post, Tom McGhee has covered business, police, courts, higher education and breaking news. He came to The Post from Albuquerque, N.M., where he worked for a year and a half covering utilities. He began his journalism career in New York City, worked for a pair of community weeklies that covered the west side of Manhattan from 14th Street to 125th Street.

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